Technical Support Engineer II, Division IT team
Job Description
Technical Support Engineer II on the Amazon Division IT team, onsite in Reading, MA, focusing on establishing a departmental IT support function, desktop support for software engineering, robotics R&D, and manufacturing operations, and leading IT infrastructure projects with on-call coverage. Salary: USD 90,400 - 158,200 per year.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary IT desktop support and escalation point for software engineering, applied science, robotics R&D, and manufacturing operations.
- Communicate confidently with senior leadership and stakeholders at varying levels.
- Design, implement, maintain, and optimize IT infrastructure including network architecture, compute resources, audio/video systems, and end-user devices to ensure availability and performance.
- Escalate issues appropriately to engineering teams.
- Partner with external stakeholders and internal Amazon teams for cross-functional coordination.
- Lead site level and cross-functional IT projects as a single point of contact, providing regular updates and maintaining thorough project documentation.
- Provide direction, mentoring, and training to junior IT Support Technicians.
- Contribute to the on-call schedule covering the site and regional node for high-severity incidents.
Requirements
- 4+ years of technical support experience.
- Experience scripting in modern programming languages.
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems.
- Experience in agile, scrum, or related collaborative workflows.
- Experience diagnosing issues and documenting findings.
Technologies
- UNIX/Linux
Benefits
- Health insurance covering medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D with option for supplemental life plans, EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, and adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
- 401(k) matching.
- Paid time off.
- Parental leave.
- Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of distributed applications and enterprise applications.
- Knowledge of UNIX/Linux operating systems.